Nekromantik

Author : Linnie Blake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Horror films
ISBN : UOM:39015077663659

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Nekromantik by Linnie Blake Pdf

Author : Matthew Edwards
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476628141

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Twisted Visions by Matthew Edwards Pdf

Horror and exploitation films have played a pioneering role in both American and world cinema, with a number of controversial and surreal movies produced by renegade filmmakers. This collection of interviews sheds light on the work of 23 directors from across the globe who defied the conventions of Hollywood and commercial cinema. They include Alfred Sole (Alice, Sweet, Alice), Romano Scavolini (Nightmares in a Damaged Brain), Stu Segall (Drive-in Massacre), Joseph Ellison (Don’t Go in the House), David Paulsen (Savage Weekend, Schizoid), Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromantik, Schramm), Jack Sholder (Alone in the Dark, The Hidden), Marinao Baino (Dark Waters), Yoshihiko Matsui (Noisy Requiem) and Jamil Dehlavi (Born of Fire). More than 90 photographs are included, with many rare behind-the-scenes images.

Author : Ernest Mathijs,Xavier Mendik
Publisher : Wallflower Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1903364930

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Alternative Europe by Ernest Mathijs,Xavier Mendik Pdf

Whether defined by comic excesses, cult horrors, or surreal vampire experimentations, trash and exploitation cinema represents the alternative face of European film. Although extremely popular with post-war audiences, these historically significant traditions of 'Eurotrash' have often been ridiculed or ignored by an established film criticism eager to define 'legitimate' European cinema as either avant-garde or socially realist. Alternative Europe: Eurotrash and Exploitation Cinema Since 1945 investigates these previously under-explored national traditions of film culture, with essays and festival reports uncovering the social and cultural trends and tensions within a wide range of European exploitation movies. The volume considers such engaging and challenging topics as Russian, Belgian and Italian horror cinema, Gothic musclemen movies, Nazi 'sexploitation' cycles, German erotic cinema and 1970s European 'rogue cop' thrillers. Alternative Europe also includes interviews with trash directors and icons such as Brian Yuzna, J'rg Buttgereit and Giovanni Lombardo Radice.

Author : Nico B
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780999862711

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Cult Epics by Nico B Pdf

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Cult Epics – the controversial arthouse, horror and erotica video label – this commemorative hardcover book covers essential releases from filmmakers such as Tinto Brass, Fernando Arrabal, Radley Metzger, Walerian Borowcyzk, Jean Genet, Abel Ferrara, George Barry, Rene Daalder, Agusti Villaronga, Jorg Buttgereit, Gerald Kargl, Nico B, Irving Klaw, and pinup legend Bettie Page. Includes in-depth reviews of films, interviews, and essays on directors by film critics Nathaniel Thompson, Mark R. Hasan, Michael den Boer, Ian Jane, Stephen Thrower, Marcus Stiglegger, Heather Drain and others – fully illustrated in color with rare photos, poster art, and memorabilia.

Author : James Aston
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476633534

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Hardcore Horror Cinema in the 21st Century by James Aston Pdf

The first of its kind, this study examines the exemplars of hardcore horror--Fred Vogel's August Underground trilogy, Shane Ryan's Amateur Porn Star Killer series and Lucifer Valentine's "vomit gore" films. The author begins with a definition and critical overview of this marginalized subgenre before exploring its key aesthetic convention, the pursuit of realist horror. Production practices, exhibition and marketing strategies are discussed in an in-depth interview with filmmaker Shane Ryan. Audience reception is covered with a focus on fan interaction via the Internet.

Author : Bartłomiej Paszylk
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786453276

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The Pleasure and Pain of Cult Horror Films by Bartłomiej Paszylk Pdf

The horror genre harbors a number of films too bold or bizarre to succeed with mainstream audiences, but offering unique, startling and often groundbreaking qualities that have won them an enduring following. Beginning with Victor Sjostrom's The Phantom Carriage in 1921, this book tracks the evolution and influence of underground cult horror over the ensuing decades, closing with William Winckler's Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove in 2005. It discusses the features that define a cult film, trends and recurring symbols, and changing iconography within the genre through insightful analysis of 88 movies. Included are works by popular directors who got their start with cult horror films, including Oliver Stone, David Cronenberg and Peter Jackson.

Author : Jaimey Fisher
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781571135704

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Generic Histories of German Cinema by Jaimey Fisher Pdf

Offers a fresh approach to German film studies by tracing key genres -- including horror, the thriller, Heimat films, and war films -- over the course of German cinema history

Author : Steven Jay Schneider
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781838714031

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100 European Horror Films by Steven Jay Schneider Pdf

From bloodsucking schoolgirls to flesh-eating zombies, and from psychopathic killers to beasts from hell, '100 European Horror Films' provides a lively and illuminating guide to a hundred key horror movies from the 1920s to the present day. Alongside films from countries particularly associated with horror production - notably Germany, Italy, and Spain and movies by key horror filmmakers such as Mario Bava, Dario Argento, and Lucio Fulci, '100 European Horror Films' also includes films from countries as diverse as Denmark, Belgium, and the Soviet Union, and filmmakers such as Bergman, Polanski and Claire Denis, more commonly associated with art cinema. The book features entries representing key horror subgenres such as the Italian 'giallo' thrillers of the late 60s and 70s, psychological thrillers, and zombie, cannibal, and vampire movies. Each entry includes a plot synopsis, major credits, and a commentary on the film's significance, together with its production and exhibition history. Films covered in the book include early classics such as Paul Wegener's 'The Golem,' Robert Wiene's 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,' and 'Murnau's Nosferatu'; 70s horror favorites such as 'Daughters of Darkness, The Beast,' and 'Suspiria'; and notable recent releases such as 'The Devil's Backbone, Malefique,' and 'The Vanishing.'

Author : Scott Aaron Stine
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003-07-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476611327

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The GorehoundÕs Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s by Scott Aaron Stine Pdf

Reviews of The Gorehound’s Guide to Splatter Films of the 1960s and 1970s: “recommended”—Booklist; “exhaustive...useful”—ARBA; “a solid reference work”—Video Watchdog; “bursting with information, opinion and trivia...impeccably researched”—Film Review; “interesting and informative”—Rue Morgue; “detailed credits...entertaining”—Classic Images. Author Scott Aaron Stine is back again, this time with an exhaustive study of splatter films of the 1980s. Following a brief overview of the genre, the main part of the book is a filmography. Each entry includes extensive technical information; cast and production credits; release date; running time; alternate and foreign release titles; comments on the availability of the film on videocassette and DVD; a plot synopsis; commentary from the author; and reviews. Extensive cross-referencing is also included. Heavily illustrated.

Author : Ernest Mathijs,Jamie Sexton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781444396430

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Cult Cinema by Ernest Mathijs,Jamie Sexton Pdf

Cult Cinema: an Introduction presents the first in-depth academic examination of all aspects of the field of cult cinema, including audiences, genres, and theoretical perspectives. Represents the first exhaustive introduction to cult cinema Offers a scholarly treatment of a hotly contested topic at the center of current academic debate Covers audience reactions, aesthetics, genres, theories of cult cinema, as well as historical insights into the topic

Author : Colin Odell,Michelle LeBlanc
Publisher : Oldcastle Books
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781842433843

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Horror Films by Colin Odell,Michelle LeBlanc Pdf

Horror is one of cinema's most disreputable genres. Frequently dismissed or reviled by critics, the horror film nevertheless provides a way of confronting our fears in a safe environment. Often subject to more cuts at the hands of the censor than a serial killer's razor, the horror film is also a benchmark, a sign of what's considered acceptable for the public to view and what the state will allow its citizens to see. But for the most part horror films are about entertainment, consistently profitable, eminently enjoyable. So what makes this genre so detested and why do people pay to be scared? The Kamera Book of Horror Films will take you on a journey into the realm of fear. From horror cinema's beginnings in the late 19th century to the latest splatter films, from the chills of the ghost film to the terror of the living dead there's more than enough to keep you awake at night. There's a whole world of terror to explore -- Spanish werewolves, Chinese vampires, Italian zombies, demons from Britain, killers in America, evil spirits in Japan. This book offers a guide to key films, directors and movements. Amongst the many discussed are the popular Dracula, Frankenstein, Scream, Halloween, The Sixth Sense, Ringu and Evil Dead, and the more unusual The Living Dead Girl, Rouge, Les Yeux sans Visage, Nang Nak and Black Cat. So join us on a gruesome and terrifying journey into the world of horror but don't dawdle, the last in line is always the first to get picked off...

Author : Brian A. Sharpless
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781641608183

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Monsters on the Couch by Brian A. Sharpless Pdf

Horror movies can reveal much more than we realize about psychological disorders—and clinical psychology has a lot to teach us about horror. Our fears—mortality, failure, loneliness—can be just as motivating as our wishes or desires. Horror movie characters uniquely reveal all of these to a wide audience. If explored in an honest and serious manner, our fears have the potential to teach us a great deal about ourselves, our culture, and certainly other people. From psychologist, researcher, and horror film enthusiast Brian A. Sharpless comes Monsters on the Couch, an exploration into the real-life psychological disorders behind famous horror movies. Accounts of clinical syndromes every bit as dramatic as those on the silver screen are juxtaposed with fascinating forays into the science and folklore behind our favorite movie monsters. Horror fans may be obsessed with vampires, werewolves, zombies, and the human replacements from Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but even many medical professions may not know about the corresponding conditions of Renfield's syndrome, clinical lycanthropy, Cotard's syndrome, and the misidentification delusions. Some of these disorders are surprisingly common in the general population. For instance, a number of people experience isolated sleep paralysis, a disorder implicated in ghost and alien abduction beliefs. As these tales unfold, readers not only learn state-of-the-art psychological science but also gain a better understanding of history, folklore, and how Hollywood often—but not always—gets it wrong when tackling these complex topics.

Author : Randall Halle,Margaret McCarthy
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0814330452

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Light Motives by Randall Halle,Margaret McCarthy Pdf

Critics rarely associate popular film with German cinema, despite the international success of such films as Das Boot (1981), The Never-Ending Story (1984), Run, Lola, Run (1998), and recent German comedies, all representing a rich body of work outside the parameters of high culture. This very success compels the authors of Light Motives to take an unprecedented look at German popular film across the historical spectrum and to challenge the tendency among critics to divvy up German film, like Germans themselves, into the Good and the Bad. Together the essays reexamine popular film production along with larger cultural, historical, and political meanings suggested by the term "popular." Most critical accounts have focused on the golden era of Weimar film and the New German Cinema of the 1960s and 70s leaving much of popular film by the wayside. This volume attributes the division to such sources as Frankfurt School dictates, Goethe Haus film offerings, and state-funded film production during the 1970s, which promoted high-culture art films to broadcast the success of West German democratization. The essays challenge the traditional shape of German film history, while offering in-depth analyses of films that have until now been beyond the pale of critical attention. What emerges is a "Never-Ending Story" of oft-repeated obsessions, overlapping generic forms, omnipresent or subtle nods to Hollywood, and myriad political concerns irreducible to a unified message or aesthetic form-all bearing witness to the vibrancy of German culture.

Author : Gene Gregorits
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Alternative mass media
ISBN : UCSD:31822034656496

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Midnight Mavericks by Gene Gregorits Pdf

Features the most eclectic assortment of artists ever gathered between two covers. From angry stand-up comedians and cutting-edge exploitation filmmakers to hardcore crime novelists and controversial cartoonists, this book casts a bright light on underground culture. Featuring 50 artists whose work is significant in its purity and uncompromising attitude, this is a vital study of contemporary Western culture. The bonus CD included makes this package irresistible and features tracks from many well-known, influential bands.

Author : David Kerekes
Publisher : Red Notes
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : IND:30000043470222

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Sex Murder Art by David Kerekes Pdf

The Films of Jorg Buttgereit.